Sec. 7. Availability of data and congressional briefings
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(a)In general Every 6 months until the date described in subsection (b), the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate, shall submit provide to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report and briefing describing— progress under each phase described in the memorandum of agreement entitled Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing and Regulatory Programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics, and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and dated June 20, 2019, that is not completed as of the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2)the operations and mission, including coordination, under any successor memorandum of agreement, or similar joint agreement or understanding, between the Department of Agriculture the status of completion of the memoranda of agreement under section 6; and the operations and mission of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, including the coordination and carrying out of— the memoranda of agreement described in paragraphs
(1)and (2); any successor memoranda of agreement to the memoranda of agreement described in paragraphs
(1)and (2); or
(C)any similar joint agreement or understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security, or other relevant agencies, that documents the biodefense mission of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. The reporting requirement and briefing requirements under subsection
(a)shall terminate on the date that is 2 5 years after the date on which the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility attains full operating capability. This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.